Ted Rogers, Jr.

Ted Rogers, Jr. (born in December 28, 1964 in Roosevelt, New York) is a former reality TV show contestant from the CBS television series "Survivor".

urvivor: Thailand

Survivor contestant
name = Ted Rogers Jr.
birthdate = Birth date and age|1964|12|28|mf=y
location = Roosevelt, New York
season =
finish = 5th Place
tribe = colorbox|#FF4F00 Chuay Gahn
colorbox|gold Chuay Jai

Ted was a member of the older Chuay Gahn tribe in "". He, Brian Heidik, Helen Glover, Jan Gentry, and Clay Jordan bonded together early in the game and held true until the tribes merged. Ted was also involved in the controversial "Grindgate" incident of that season when, in Episode 3 of that season, fellow Chuay Gahn member Ghandia Johnson accused him of snuggling too close while sleeping in the cave during the night. Rogers, who is married, felt guilty about the incident and apologized to Johnson (who is also married) the next morning, saying that she reminded him of his wife. At that moment, Johnson appeared to be fine, accepted Rogers' apology, and hugged him.

Later that afternoon, however, Johnson clearly was not fine with the incident. She withdrew to a nearby beach and began to scream and throw rocks. She then went to both Glover and Heidik and accused Rogers of harassing her and tried to organize a plot to vote Rogers off at the next Tribal Council. Rogers got word of Johnson's accusations and immediately called the tribe together to re-cap what actually happened and that he apologized and that Johnson seemed okay afterwards. Rogers punctuated his speech to the tribe by letting Johnson know, in no uncertain terms, that "I'm not even attracted to you!" Rogers and the remaining members then concluded that Johnson could not be trusted, and voted her off unanimously that night.

Later that season, when it appeared the tribes would merge, Rogers invited Shii Ann Huang, who was an outcast on her old Sook Jai tribe, to become part of their alliance. But, it turned out they weren't merged after all, and Huang was voted out by Sook Jai when Ted's Chuay Ghan tribe won immunity. Chuay Gahn won one more tribal immunity, and then, after the merge, Ted and Chuay Gahn picked off the remaining Sook Jai members, Ken Stafford, Penny Ramsey, and Jake Billingsley.

Once the Chuay Gahn members had to turn on each other at ensuing Tribal Councils, Rogers was first to go, being the biggest physical threat remaining.

Personal

Rogers received a Bachelor of Science degree in Management in Information Systems and was a member of the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity (Alpha Chapter) at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Ted also played football at Morgan State and fulfilled a dream by playing in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys during their 1994 pre-season.

Rogers is currently a software development manager at a major computer corporation. He previously worked as a software engineer, software designer, software developer and substitute teacher. He enjoys motorcycle riding, web page designing, and listening and dancing to music. Ted is most proud of creating the Big Dog Riders Motorcycle Club, which he feels not only eliminates the stereotype of a sports bike rider, but also provides a way to affect his community directly in a very positive manner.

Rogers currently lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and child, named Morgan.

Rogers is one of five professional athletes to compete on "Survivor", joining Ethan Zohn (soccer), Travis Sampson (pro wrestling), Gary Hogeboom (NFL football), and Aras Baskauskas (pro basketball overseas).

Links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor5/survivors/bios/ted.shtml Ted Rogers, Jr., biography] at CBS "Survivor Thailand" website